- The Inkwell
- South Dakota
- National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, SDCity: smallZIP 57702Founded 1941
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1941
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
South DakotaPrivate for-profit
National American University-Rapid City
National American University-Rapid City is a private for-profit university in Rapid City, South Dakota, with 764 undergraduates. It graduates 33% within six years and costs $31,654 a year after aid.
33%graduate
Retention33%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share69%
Federal loans65%
$31,654net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
33%graduate in 6 years
$38,663median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,615median debt
#1,607 of 1,704 for earnings#1,503 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,497 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $34,452tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,065
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,065
- Average net price
- $31,654national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$31,654
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college33%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college33%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college69%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 33%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 33%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 20%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,567
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,663middle 50%: $21,091–$56,636
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,615
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$56,636
Median, National American University-Rapid City$38,663
Lower quarter$21,091
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 764
- Part-time
- 88%
- Women / men
- 45% / 55%
- Average age at entry
- 33.1
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 69%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 1.5%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,111 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $1,661
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White37%
Hispanic16%
Black29%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Unknown6.0%
9 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management43%
Health professions16%
Transportation & materials moving11%
Computer & information sciences11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.0%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.3%
Legal professions3.7%
Military technologies2.1%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley University Cambridge, MA | $31,777 | 42% | $57,844 |
| University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT | $28,356 | 37% | $56,082 |
| Southeastern University Lakeland, FL | $34,297 | 43% | $49,323 |
| Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA | $29,761 | 47% | $72,184 |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX | $29,143 | 47% | $59,613 |
| St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL | $26,153 | 28% | $58,912 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219204. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6970347.